Why is it popular that men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha?

Men wear Guanyin to make men less cruel and violent and more compassionate and gentle like Guanyin. Women wearing Maitreya make women as generous as Maitreya, less jealous and narrow-minded, and more tolerant. At the same time, it is homophonic with men with official seals and blessed women. In addition, men belong to Yang and women belong to Yin. Conversely, Guanyin belongs to Yin for women and Buddha belongs to Yang for men, so men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, which can make the wearer's body achieve the effect of balance of Yin and Yang.

We know that there has been a saying among the people that men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha. How did this custom come into being?

In China's traditional concept, men are career-oriented, their emotions are greatly influenced by the external working environment, and their temperament is also quite repetitive. Men wear Guanyin to make men less cruel and violent and more compassionate and gentle like Guanyin. Guanyin is gentle in heart and dignified in manner. Men wear Guanyin, which adds peace and stability and helps their careers. At the same time, Guanyin's homophonic sound is official seal, which corresponds to China's traditional thought of sealing Hou and hanging seal, promoting to a higher position and making a fortune, and is also people's beautiful expectation for the prosperity of their career.

Women put family first and become the head of the family in the image of their mother, which is the symbol of the whole family. As a woman, it is inevitable that the world will be disturbed, and the Buddha's tolerance and generosity can resolve all kinds of troubles.

The' Buddha wearer' refers not to Sakyamuni Buddha, but to Maitreya Buddha, a Buddha with a round head and a round belly, compassionate, smiling, amiable and optimistic.

Women wearing Buddha fully embodies their mother's kindness and good expectations for harmony, perfection and joy of the whole family; At the same time, I can be as generous as a pot-bellied Buddha, can tolerate the complexity of family life, always smile at life, and make money with kindness, so-called home and everything. Moreover, the homonym of Buddha is a blessing, and wearing Buddha is a blessing for generations, which can bless yourself, your family and future generations to be harmonious, happy, rich and peaceful.

In addition, men are yang and women are yin; On the contrary, Guanyin belongs to yin for women and Buddha belongs to yang for men, so men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, which can make the wearer's body match yin and yang and achieve the balance of yin and yang. From the traditional culture of China, the way of Yin and Yang is the way of the universe's metaplasia. The cycle of Yin and Yang and the combination of Yin and Yang are the inner essence of the endless universe and the inner mechanism of human life movement. Therefore, it is necessary to achieve a balance between yin and yang in order to achieve physical and mental harmony and harmony between man and nature.

Guanyin and Buddha are both from Indian Buddhism. Guanyin, also known as avalokitesvara, means that as long as all the victims in the world call for help, avalokitesvara bodhisattva will watch its voice in time and come to help. Because Guanyin Bodhisattva is merciful and saves all suffering beings, it is called Guanyin Bodhisattva. Later, because of avoiding the taboo of Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin, the word "death" was abbreviated as Guanyin.

Guanyin is a male image in Indian Buddhism. When Guanyin was introduced to China in Wei and Jin Dynasties, it still stood high in the Buddhist temples with the image of a gentleman, such as Guanyin, a Buddhist monk. In the murals of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province and the woodcarvings in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Guanyin also appeared as a man with two moustaches on his lips. But then it gradually evolved into a female image.

This Guanyin, which is mainly circulated among the people in China, is no longer a pure Buddhist Guanyin bodhisattva, but a fusion of Buddhist culture and Taoist culture in China. It can be said that it is an organic combination of Buddhist Guanyin Bodhisattva and Taoist Queen Mother. Especially after Wu Zetian came to power in the Tang Dynasty, with the improvement of women's status, Guanyin gradually integrated into the maternal side, making it gradually evolve into a very beautiful and charming image of a female bodhisattva, such as the image of Shuiyue Guanyin. There is another saying in China that Guanyin is a wonderful princess. So at present, Guanyin in China mainly appears as a female image.

The' Buddha' of the female Buddha refers not to the Buddha Sakyamuni, but to the cheerful Maitreya Buddha. Maitreya is the transliteration abbreviation of Sanskrit Maitreya, which means cishi. It is said that this Buddha is always merciful. The present smiling Maitreya Buddha image is not actually Maitreya Buddha in Indian Buddhism, but is shaped according to the image of a monk named Chechi in China. This is a native of Mingzhou (now Ningbo, Zhejiang) in the Five Dynasties, also known as Changting Pavilion. He often walks in and out of villages and towns, wandering around Jiangsu and Zhejiang with a cloth bag hanging on his staff. He is short and fat, with a big belly and uncertain speech. He can predict sunny and rainy days by sitting and lying around, and his words of good and bad are quite fulfilled. Because he always carries a cloth bag, he is also called a cloth bag monk.

Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, which is the understanding and sublimation of Buddhist culture and Taoist culture by China traditional jade culture. Of course, no matter Guanyin or Buddha, it is the patron saint who can help others, eliminate disasters and pray, seek good fortune and avoid evil, turn adversity into good fortune and keep peace forever. Therefore, in Yu Pei, people don't have to completely abide by the saying that men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, but they can also choose to wear it according to their hobbies and fate. Nowadays, more men wear Buddha and more women wear Guanyin. As long as they feel good, it is all the same.